Historically accurate 18th century mocha porter drapes unsweetened molasses sinew onto prominent dried cocoa entry, sweet dark chocolate midst and ancillary hop-charred nuttiness. Peat-y malts provide dirty earthiness to toasted oats backdrop.

Old-styled tan-headed brown body compares favorably to San Miguel Dark Lager. Smoked chocolate malting and brown-sugared burnt caramel sweetness contrast sour dried fruiting. Wood-singed tinge saddles ancillary cola-walnut-hazelnut conflux, soy-sauced cappuccino undertone and roasted tobacco crisping. Sweet bourbon whiskey afterburner kicks in by molasses cookie-daubed Mild Dud finish.

Patchy dark-roasted coffee sedation stays a tad watery. Mild cocoa-dried brown chocolate malting saturates espresso binge, tobacco singe and hazelnut smidge to earthen peat bottom. Charcoal-fueled burnt toast bittering and recessive dry port wining encumber tertiary molasses-vanilla conflux. Inessential.

On tap, gritty mocha nutty obsidian-hued full body relies on intense hop-roasted oats toasting to engage prominent coffee-stained black chocolate richness, deepening the wood-burnt walnut char and subsidiary vanilla bean jab. Honey-glazed hazelnut sweetness, chocolate-caked cocoa powdering and pine-sapped maple gradually contrast the coarsely bitter end. In the bottle (despite an aggressive pour), richly creamed full body (brewed with cocoa-powdered cacao nibs) picks up gooey anise influence on its way to the nutty black chocolate finish. Dark-roasted mocha malts and deeply charred hops inform black coffee, raw molasses, vanilla and fudge undertones.

Floundering soft-textured lactic porter searching for clear identity. Smoked caramel malting and Baker’s chocolate chalkiness fade into light cola-fizzed nuttiness, picking up wavered black cherry nuance and sweet vanilla subtlety. Minor molasses breading needs deeper thrust.

Sessionable prune-browned tan-headed medium body layers sour soy-sauced cocoa powdering and sedate roasted hop bittering above creamy brown chocolate sugaring. Ashen walnut char, toasted pumpernickel breading and latent hickory nuances fill the dewy earthen gaps.

Congenial English-style porter brings dark-roasted hop bittering to soy-milked black chocolate assault, brown-sugared molasses cookie creaminess, and cocoa-powdered toffee remnant. Residual wood-burnt char deepens penetrative coffee-oiled espresso arrival. Easygoing appeal will delight dark lager heads looking to take a step up to porter-stout styling.

Creamy fruit-dried porter saturates heavy blackberry puree theme with smoked chocolate malting. Raspy blueberry, raspberry, and black cherry fruiting seeps into fizzy blackberry seltzer midst. Chambord liqueur reminder and chocolate cordial lick serenade cola nuttiness at backend. Just a tad thin by mocha-clad berry finish.

Robust mocha porter in cobalt blue bottle not far removed from fruit-dried mocha-malted Black IPA (and a damn fine dessert beer to boot). Espresso-milked kiln coffee dryness contrasts creamy molasses cookie sweetness and dark roasted barley graining. Resinous hop-charred bittering deepens nutty fig-raisin conflux, latent black cherry surge, and crisp tobacco leaf reminder.

Stylistically lighter than expected. Distant dark-roasted peanut-shelled walnut, macadamia, and Brazil nut sharpness depletes dark-sugared oats-flaked caramelized toffee sweetness. Soapy molasses-draped cocoa-chalked coffee grounds reside below overestimated, but not insubstantial, wood-conditioned dry-bodied smoothie. On second passing, soft rye-breaded mochaccino-cappuccino creaming picks up wet-papered oats toasting, sweet hazelnut drift, and oyster-shelled crustacean nuance.

Dry ink black mocha porter overcomes slick nature. Lactic dark-malted cocoa-dusted Blackstrap molasses, black chocolate, burnt coffee, crème brulee, and creamy fudge nudge muted hop-oiled astringency. Black cherry, purple grape, raisin, prune, anise, and fennel notes skewer ashen peat-smoked backend. Iodine-like aftertaste may be off-putting. A bit thin compared to heartier porters, but not unlike a simple mocha-chalked schwarzbier or less roasted Black IPA .

Robust ebony-hued dry-bodied mocha porter layers black chocolate richness atop nutty dried fruiting and barley-roasted hop char. Molasses-sapped burnt caramel malting thickens cocoa-powdered walnut-pecan cluster as well as ashen fig-date astringency to ample chocolate-caked finish.